This post will show how to calculate a simple linear regression in STATA, especially for Econometric purposes.

How to do a Simple Linear Regression in STATA

The command to do a simple linear regression in stata is:

regress y x

On the screen you will be shown the intercept and slope, the result of a 95% confidence interval for the slope and intercept and a hypothesis test at 95% whether the intercept or slope is zero.

Example of How to do a Simple Linear Regression in STATA

Using the auto.dta data set the command for a simple linear regression of price vs mpg is (price is the dependent variable, mpg is the independent variable):

regress price mpg

The STATA output is:

The top right shows you stats about the regression. The Bottom square shows you the result of the regression. Under the Coef. heading the _const is the intercept and mpg is the slope. Std. Err. stands for standard error which is shown for the slope and the intercept.